Vanity is so constantly solicitous of self, that even where its own claims are not interested, it indirectly seeks the aliment which it loves, by showing how little is deserved by others.

Not in sorrow freely is never to open the bosom to the sweets of the sunshine.

Our possessions are wholly in our performances. He owns nothing to whom the world owes nothing.

There is no doubt such a thing as chance, but I see no reason why Providence should not make use of it.

Solitude bears the same relation to the mind that sleep does to the body. It affords it the necessary opportunities for repose and recovery.

The amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. He who seeks to do the amiable always, can only be successful at the frequent expense of his manhood.

Our cares are the mothers, not only of our charities And virtues, but of our best joys and most cheering and enduring pleasures.